VoxClaw Privacy Policy

Effective date: February 18, 2026

VoxClaw is a text-to-speech teleprompter for macOS. Your privacy is straightforward: we don't run servers, we don't have accounts, and we don't collect analytics.

Data that stays on your Mac

When you use VoxClaw with the default Apple Built-in Voice, all processing happens locally on your device. No text, audio, or personal data leaves your Mac. Nothing is sent to us or any third party.

Your reading text is processed entirely on-device by Apple's AVSpeechSynthesizer.
Your settings are stored in local UserDefaults.
If you provide an OpenAI API key, it is stored in your Mac's Keychain — never transmitted to us.

Data sent to OpenAI (only if you opt in)

If you choose to enable OpenAI voices in Settings and provide your own API key, VoxClaw sends your reading text to OpenAI's servers for text-to-speech processing. This only happens when you explicitly select the OpenAI voice engine.

What is sent: The text you choose to read aloud.
What is not sent: Your name, email, device identifiers, usage data, or any other personal information.
Who receives it: OpenAI, L.L.C. Their privacy policy applies to data they process.
When: Only at the moment you press Play with OpenAI voices enabled. No background or automatic transmissions.

No data collection by VoxClaw

VoxClaw does not collect, store, or transmit:

Analytics or usage data
Crash reports
Device identifiers
Location data
Advertising identifiers

We have no servers, no databases, and no way to access your data.

Third-party services

The only third-party service VoxClaw communicates with is OpenAI, and only when you explicitly enable it and provide your own API key. No other third-party SDKs, analytics frameworks, or tracking tools are included in the app.

Children's privacy

VoxClaw does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we will revise the effective date above. Continued use of VoxClaw after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Open an issue at github.com/malpern/VoxClaw/issues.